Chinese

指出

/ʈ͡ʂɻ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/
to point out; to indicate
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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Lineage

  • characterChinese指 “finger (Classifier: 個/个 mn-t)”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻/只 m c mn; 雙/双 m mn; 對/对 c)”
    • soundChinese旨 “delicious”
      • soundChinese匕 “a kind of spoon in ancient China”
      • meaningChinese甘 “sweet”
  • characterChinese出 “to go out; to leave; to exit”
    • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • ideaChinese凵 “to open one's mouth”

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